Research Training on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment

Leonard
| Collins
This grant funds a postdoctoral training program for scientists
planning a career in addictions research.

The goal of the program, established in 2000, is to provide
specialized postdoctoral training to scientists in preparation for
conducting addictions research. The program provides quality
research training on (1) the etiology and course of alcohol use and
misuse and (2) treatment for alcohol use disorders. Trainees are
assigned a specific preceptor, based on their research interests.
The preceptor provides training in conceptualization, methodology,
and ethics of research in the trainee’s primary area of
study. The program also includes several seminar components,
including Foundations of Interdisciplinary Alcohol Research,
Current Alcohol Research (including a monthly “journal
club”), Grant Writing, and Professional Issues and Career
Development.